PEOPLE — NORTHPOINT
Mel Reeves appointed director.
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PEOPLE — FISCHER-WATT
Jorge Ordonez appointed director.
PEOPLE — DAKOTA (July 01, 1996)
Joseph Kircher appointed vice-president of operations.
NEWS IN BRIEF (July 01, 1996)
LRX Capital (LXC-V) has changed its name to North American Tungsten (NTC-V).
PEOPLE — SME
John Burst appointed president.
Electra recovers gold at Rambler
Electra Mining (ELC-V) has begun production at its Rambler tailings project near Baie Verte, Nfld.Electra is processing tailings, containing 1.7 million tons grading 0.04 oz. gold per ton, at a newly …
Bre-X upgrades resource at Busang
With five diamond drill rigs at work, Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) is pushing hard to outline 50 million oz. gold, in the measured and indicated resource categories, by year-end at its Busang gold project i…
Imperial tests gold zone in Niger
Drilling on the M’Banga gold concession in Niger, West Africa, has returned gold values for Imperial Metals (IPM).The company completed 15 holes for a total of 1,500 metres, outlining a gold zone over…
Wyoming location of nickel, diamond rush (July 01, 1996)
Wyoming is experiencing a nickel and diamond rush, according to that state’s geological survey.The current interest in nickel results from the discovery of the huge deposit at Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, …
ODDS’N’SODS — Hammered
As a resident geologist in northern Ontario in 1969, I was asked to assist an Ontario Department of Mines reconnaissance field crew working in the area of Fort Hope.One morning, a few days later, I bo…
Brazil to host world gold symposium
The ninth Internatonal Gold Symposium will be held Aug. 12-13 at the Hotel Gloria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Sponsored by CVRD, Barrick Gold, the World Gold Council, and two of Brazil’s major mining ag…
Redaurum reports discovery
In the Chivu district of central Zimbabwe, Toronto-listed Redaurum (RRK-T) has discovered an ultramafic body containing kimberlitic minerals.The minerals were identified by electron microprobe after s…